- Orrin Hatch falls less than 50 votes short of avoiding a Senate primary in Utah.
- The Times uncovers a Walmart bribery scandal in Mexico.
- There’s a minor Romney-son side story.
- It’s cybersecurity week in Congress.
- The long-term unemployed are still unemployed.
- National trends matter more for the election, but joblessness is down in swing states.
- Jon Huntsman dumps on his party, though his Romney endorsement still presumably stands.
- Susan Rice could be next at State.
- Sarkozy’s re-election is almost French toast.
- John Edwards is in court.
- Chuck Colson is dead.
- And campaign silliness is not a 21st century invention.